Nurse Senior-Case Management-RN

Trinity Health; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages with weekend/night/d

Educational assistance

Job summary

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, IA is seeking a Nurse Senior – Case Management to oversee patient logistics, ensure alignment with utilization review, and drive best-practice placement decisions that improve outcomes and throughput.

The role leads a small team, offers mentorship, coordinates across care settings, and requires extensive critical care experience and a current Iowa RN license.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Masters Degree in Nursing or related field preferred.
• Current Iowa RN license; license in Illinois or other state may be required and obtained within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Practice guided by nursing process, standards, and policy; lead a small team.
• Coordinate case management, utilization review, and patient placement decisions.
• Mentor colleagues and promote teamwork within Trinity Health MercyOne system.

Skills

Case management

Utilization review

Leadership

Nursing expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Master’s degree in Nursing or related field

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift Description:

POSITION PURPOSE

This Nurse Senior – Case Mgmt – Patient Logistics role ensures alignment with utilization review and case management standards across the patient logistics continuum, driving consistency, regulatory compliance, and best-practice adherence. Through expert guidance and escalation support, the position enhances the quality of placement decisions, positively impacting patient outcomes, throughput, and overall health system performance.

FUNCTIONAL ROLE

RN III – senior: Practice is guided by nursing process & policy / procedure / standards. Maintains focused area of expertise for care / program & / or provides interventions or knowledge within niche areas of care / program; Advances professional / shared governance, collaborates inter & intra-professionally, delegates to others to advance care, assumes an expanded role & increased responsibility; Able to lead a small team; Serve as a unit / service / program nursing practice mentor & identify learning need of others.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and Bachelor’s degree is required. Masters Degree in Nursing or related field preferred.
• Current Iowa RN license, (MercyOne Genesis, excluding Aledo and DeWitt, - current Registered Nurse (RN) license in either Iowa or Illinois is required at the time of hire.
• A secondary RN license for the other state must be obtained within 12 months of the hire date.)Five (5) years of clinical nursing experience working in Critical Care, Emergency, or acute care hospital is required.
• Experience must include utilization review or medical necessity review, case management or care transitions, patient placement, bed management or transfer center operations, or acute care coordination across the continuum.
• Prior experience with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers is preferred.
• Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
• Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health and MercyOne.

MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Offers:

• Competitive wages; including weekend and night differentials
• Benefit Package (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) for positions 16 hours per week or greater
• Educational assistance

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of references, background checks, pre-employment physical, drug screen and post offer exam.

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Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.